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UN: terrorist act in Beirut signifies dangerous rise of violence in Lebanon

The terrorist attack took place two days after the arrest of Majid bin Muhammad al-Majid, the head of the Al Qaeda-related Sunni extremist group Abdullah Azzam Brigades

UNITED NATIONS, January 02, 22:49 /ITAR-TASS/. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the latest terrorist act near the offices of the Shiite Islamic militant group Hezbollah in Beirut on Thursday, January 2, and said it signified a dangerous rise of violence in Lebanon.

“The Secretary-General strongly condemns today’s car bombing in the southern Beirut suburb of Haret Hreik that has killed and wounded a number of people. He extends his condolences to the families of the victims and to the people of Lebanon and wishes those injured a swift recovery,” Ban’s spokesperson said.

This act follows the terrible bombing on December 27, 2013, and further reflects “a deeply worrying escalation in the violence” witnessed in Lebanon in recent months, he said.